Environmental Protection Agency
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How the EPA is Generating Grassroots Support for its Mission
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Less than a month after the 2016 elections, a lame duck session of Congress passed the bipartisan Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Act of 2016, granting federal agencies explicit authority to advance their missions in partnership with individuals, private and nonprofit entities, and foreign governments through crowdsourcing and citizen science. Citizen…
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Opt-In, Opt-Out Options Vie for Top Billing in Efforts to Reduce Electricity Use
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A 2011 pilot program found that when customers opted-in to electricity rates that vary by time of day, they reduced their peak-hour electricity use.
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The Business Roundtable: Viewpoints on US Economic Policy from America’s Leading Business Association
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BRT President John Engler shares his views on the tax code, international trade, environmental regulations, and the Affordable Care Act.
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No Excuses: BP-funded Study Suggests Mercury Limits Are Attainable
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An analysis of 11 mercury removal methods finds that meeting federal limits for mercury levels in wastewater is possible with current technologies.
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Going Half Hog: CAFOs Downscale in the Face of Regulation
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Something smells funny at hog farms. And it’s not the hogs.
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